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From the President 2

Recipients of the Oakland University • Teaching and Research Excellence Awards, 1982-86

Robert 1. Facko 4 Ranald D. Hansen 6 Richard B. Stamps 8 Charles W Akers 10 Dolores M. Burdick 12 Gilbert L. Wedekind 14

Nigel Hampton 16 Arun K. Roy 18 David J Downing 20 Sheldon L. Appleton 22

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Financial Highlights 27 ~\) UNIV' Oakland University is an institution of many facets. 'Ib some, it is ~ an agent of Michigan and its people, created to serve the public with ~ 1987 T~ ~ PRESIDENT'S ~ challenging and meaningful educational opportunities. Others envision o REpORT .-< Oakland as a hub of discovery, a site where cutting-edge research advances our society and where scholarship brings new enrichment to our lives. These are but two of the ideals which we at Oakland University have pledged to uphold. At Oakland, however, such ideals are not the wistful dreams of educators; we have made-and will continue to make-these ideals a reality. Observers can best view our commitment to educational opportunity and scholarly advancement through our faculty. People-students, staff and faculty-are the soul of a university. In this report we highlight the faculty, for it is the faculty who keep and disseminate knowledge from the past. It is the faculty who conduct experiments, who formulate new ideas, who extend the frontiers of human knowledge and understanding. And each year these achieve• ments are applauded when Oakland's faculty select from their ranks only two or three of their best and brightest. These few professors are the honored recipients of the Oakland University Teaching Excellence and Research Excellence awards, first bestowed in 1982. For what are they honored? Certainly not a specific field of learning alone, for the first 10 award recipients represent a kaleidoscope of academic disciplines. Among them are an engineer and a musician; a historian and a mathematician; a social psychologist, a political scientist, and a biologist; scholars of American and British literature, European literature and film, and East Asian anthropology/archaeology. Yet these 10honorees share certain traits, which, when woven together, are useful when defining "excellence." Consider dedication. Excellent teachers and researchers bring uncommon enthusiasm to their work; they give themselves over completely to their instructional and scholarly responsibilities. Oakland students benefit greatly from this dedication, for it inspires them to go beyond the routine of classroom assignments into the realm of learning for learning's sake. Likewise,the research award winners approach their studies with vigor. Their examples impel their peers to join them in the quest for new knowledge. Creativity is another quality found in the concept of excellence. Those recognized for their superior teaching are creative communicators ..They present to their students the tantalizing fact, the provocative concept which paves the way for the transfer of information and ideas. Their minds seem to surpass commonplace notions and attain those original perspectives that yield discoveries. Excellence also entails intellectual versatility. Not only are the award winners proficient in several fields of study, they also perform adeptly their multiple roles as faculty members. Thus, the researchers are skilled

2 teachers, the teachers accomplished scholars. And all contribute generously to university life with committee or administrative responsibilities. You will note that the three professors honored for research and scholarship are meticulous and thorough. Indeed, they have their instants of illumination. Yet these moments occur only after painstaking hours of formulating concepts, designing methodologies and verifying research or scholarly findings. It is this careful work-such as dedication, creativity and versatility-that is rewarded with the research excellence award. The faculty members cited for outstanding teaching also are united by a single quality: They induce their students to think. Thus, the professors cause their students not only to know subjects, but also to interrelate this knowledge. In so doing, they provide to their students skills which will serve them throughout their lives-skills of reason, humanity and insight. We at Oakland University are proud to offer our constituents faculty of this caliber. We are proud to laud their achievements with the teaching and research excellence award.,. The following pages will reveal how the award recipients have helped to make Oakland an inspiring, vital place where thousands of students gained access to excellence during 1987 and in years past. And I'm certain their contributions and those of their talented colleagues will lead us to greater accomplishments in years to come.

~EJoseph E. Champagne President -

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(I ~ TEACHING ,..;-.,\ Robert I Packo ,0 EXCELLENCE >-<1 \*) Music

"His spontaneity and enthusiasm "u.1 .1e showed up for every office consultation. He came almost for both teaching and music really every day with questions. We'd talk. I'd suggest some reading, give him come through. He wants his students to succeed, to think a book. The next day, he'd be back with more questions. It was independently-and he works very wonderful. hard to find new ways of presenting "With a student like this, 1 become a better teacher because he information. He changed my approach to teaching. When I'm makes me dig for things 1 didn't know were there. not getting through to a student, I "Students like him make my day. work much harder at finding different ways to present the "1 try to make my students understand that music does not exist in material: I attribute that to his a vacuum. 1 want them to know how it's been shaped by culture, by example. political events, by social events-that it's very much a product of its "lliu don't forget someone like Bob Facko. He hasn't lost the time. quality of delight in what he's "Oakland has a unique ability to offer this kind of interdisciplinary teaching. There's a spark there." approach-it's what we are. Our students will not become obsolete. Shirley Muench holds an M.Nlus. They can't-because of the knowledge they have. ('81) in piano pedagogy. She and Oakland alumnus Daniel Broner "There's an excitement that comes from a young mind-that's any founded the Rochester Conservatory person who is learning, whether at age 70 or 17. To see them grow is of Music in Rochester, Michigan. very rewarding. "Every day 1 thank God for giving me a profession 1 love. 1 realize what a luxury that is. Teaching and music are the loves of my life. 1 wouldn't want to do anything else. After 25 years, I'm still having a ball."

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------__ L Education: Ed.D. in riano redagogy, Columbia L'nivcrsity; B.Mus. and M. Mus. degrees in piano, L'nivcrsity of Illinois. Teaching Responsibilities: Associate professor of music. Scholarly Achievements: Established a piano rreraratory rrogram at Oakland for children aged )-16 Created a pilot program in piano for preschoolers staffed by Oakland pedagogy students. Has conducted research in computer-aided car-training and music theory for young children. Current Project: Coordinating the creation of a computerized music lab that will give students "limitless ability to create sounds" and will introduce them to new music technology. Ranald D. Hansen Psychology

"Working with Randy Hansen• Few people equate elegance with rock'n'roll. and I must say Chris also-is Yetelegance shaped Randy Hansen's studies of rock videos. exciting, it's interesting, it's fun. It's also demanding. They're concerned Elegance that gives form and fire to his research work in social about how things are done They psychology. blend creativity and meticulousness very well. Their work's solid "One thing that's important to get across to students is what theoretically And, they're able to happens during an elegant experiment-elegant being something that's design experiments from their simple and very powerful," Hansen says. creativity "I respect them tremendously, "Almost inevitably, you come away with more questions than professionally I've had many answers. And of course, that takes you on this meandering path and opportunities to engage in learning you're just dying to know what happens next." beyond the classroom with Chris and Randy. It does take a lot of Experiments unfolded one into another when Hansen studied rock extra work, but the opportunity is videos with his wife, Oakland University Research Associate Christine there. And that's something that is Hansen, and undergraduate psychology students. They asked questions available to a lot of psychology students here at Oakland. And yes, that crop up elsewhere in Hansen's work: How does gender affect I'd love to work with them again." identity? How does environment "prime" or redirect human behavior? Brenda Yee, a senior majoring in The team first asked Oakland students to rate several popular videos psychology, assisted Ranald and Christine Hansen on their rock video for content. Students labeled some as "depressing" or violent. Some experiments. President of the were "upbeat," emotionally neutral pure entertainment. Some were psychology students' honor society, "sexist," where women are subordinated by men. she is conducting more experiments The researchers then tested if watching "upbeat" or "sexist" videos for the Hansens while they are on developmental leave. could change viewer behavior. It did. Primed by a "sexist" video before viewing a film where a man verbally abuses a women who rejects his advances, most students said the man's behavior was justified. When they saw an "upbeat" video before the film, most students perceived the man as a bully and the woman as right to reject him. The Hansens then recorded 72 hours of rock video broadcasts. They found' 'sexist" videos aired in repetitive time patterns. These experiments are three of more than 25 Hansen conducted in only two years. "It's almost a situation where you look ahead and say there are just too many things to do, too many questions to answer," Hansen says. He is now on leave "to communicate what we've discovered .... And to decide what next."

6 Education: Ph.D. in social psychology, Cniversitv of Connecticut; B.A. in social psychology, Quinnipiac College. Teaching Responsibilities: Professor of psychology. Adjunct professor of psychology, Michigan State University. Research Achievements: Received two :\'ational Science Foundation grants and three Oakland University research grants. Professional Accomplishments: Reviews National Science Foundation grant proposals in social and developmental psychology. Has served as consulting editor for the Journal o{ Perscmalitv and Social PS}icholop,y. Ad hoc editorial consultant t()r more than l() professional journals of psychology. Honors: National Science Foundation/U niversitv of Iowa Social Psychophysiological Research Program Fellow (1987). Visiting fellow, Yale Cniversity (1982-8~) •

IT)11[>,\' ~" //' 1986 1/\/. "\ TEACHING ,...::., o EXCELLENCE ,..( Richard B. Stamps Anthropology

"J had Dr. Stamps for a Chinese The first day of AN 222, Introduction to Anthropological area studies course. Because he Archaeology, Richard B. Stamps bounds into class. He has a box under made the class so interesting and exciting, he gave me extra incentive his arm. And in the box is a hat, deep and made of felt. It resembles an to learn. It sounds like such a Australian cowboy hat, although it's actually from Tibet. cliche, but he made learning fun. "It's really a goal of mine to be a The hat contains small artifacts. A sherd of 1830s pioneer pottery. teacher like Dr. Stamps. Each Window glass from Thomas Edison's boyhood home. A St. Christo• semester comes and goes and J pher's medal. Even a roach clip with decorous, spiraling handles. sometimes wonder if instructors know the influence they have on Stamps speaks to his students after each one pulls an artifact out of their students. When you get the hat. someone really special, you think about them all the time. And that "These artifacts are yours to keep throughout this class," he says. lasting influence doesn't go away. "Each week you'll have an assignment. I'll ask a question about your "That's what the term 'teaching artifact and you'll write the answer in a small note pad. The answers excellence,' in my opinion, really means." don't need to be lengthy. Just consider the artifact before you answer the question." Linda 1. McCloskey holds B.A. ('84) and M.A.('87) degrees in Week one: How would you describe the artifact? English. She teaches business and Week two: What is it? How do you know this? technical writing at the university. Week three: What is its use? Week four: What can you say about the person who made the artifact? Week five: What can you say about the social system that pro- duced it? Week six: Where is the artifact in its life cycle? Optional: How do we test these conclusions? Precise questions about specific objects. A way to get students to think as archaeologists through the microcosm of an artifact. But in posing seven questions, Richard Stamps has a wider goal. "I hope students can better themselves and prepare themselves for the challenging, unknown culture of the future," he says. "These artifacts hold students' interest. But they also teach students how to think and how to solve problems. And I'm convinced the majority of my students will retire from jobs that are not yet invented." Education: Ph.D. in Chinese anthropology/archaeology, Michigan State University; B.A. in anthropology-Asian studies and M.A. in archaeology-Asian studies, Brigham Young University. Teaching Responsibilities: Associate professor of anthropology. Serves on faculties of Oakland's Honors College and cross-cultural training programs. Field Work: Has conducted anthropological research or archaeological digs in Taiwan, Mexico, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Canada and the United States. Directed excavations at numerous I"'1ichigan sites. Scholarly Achievements: Works include An Index to Chinese Archaeological Works Published in the PeoPle's Republic of China, 1949-65 (1972), with eM. Chen. Honors: Named a distinguished faculty member by the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities (1987). Visiting researcher at Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1972-73).

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"Charlie is one of the best here she was: the proverbiallitt1e old lady in tennis shoes. historians I have known. He:~an excellent researcher because he She'd been flitting about for days, stopping to chat with anyone combines creativity in research with who happened to be conducting research at the Massachusetts excellent methodology Historical Society's Boston library. "When he decided to do his book on Abigail Adam~~for instance, he As he examined several rare documents, Charles Akers had been started completely from scratch. He trying studiously to avoid her. But, finally,she spotted him and hurried read everything he could get hold of over. about her. Then he looked into the lives of other women who knew her. "And what are you working on?" she asked. He branches out farther than most Akers explained his project: a biography of Samuel Cooper, a nearly people would even think of going forgotten minister who was one of the most influential figures of And he uses techniques most historians don't use because they Revolutionary Boston. don't have the skilL~to or they're "Hmmph," she sniffed. "I don't suppose you've seen the Holker afraid to. "He's simply terrific at what he Papers in the Library of Congress." does." Akers admitted he hadn't, hadn't even known of them.

W. Patrick Strauss, professor of "I thought not," she said. "You historians never read the trade history, was a I')H6-H7 Fulhright papers." lecturer in American studies at That unexpected encounter led Akers to the single most important Shanghai International Studies Cniversity in the People's Repuhlic of find of his award-winning biography of Cooper, for which he also China. translated hundreds of nearly illegible 18th-century French documents. Such bits of luck lend spice to the often tedious sifting that characterizes historical research, the intricacies of which are intimately familiar to Akers. In the course of his work on colonial America, he hunts down obscure source materials-journals, letters, sermons, newspaper accounts, even court records-necessitating extensive searches that can span thousand" of documents. Akers' attention to detail gives his books substance; his exceptional literary skill provides style. The combination proved perhaps most successful in his biography of AbigailAdams, which has sold more than 50,000 copies, making it a best-seller among scholarly text". Still,Akers says, "I think of myself as a teacher, rather than a researcher. But I find research sharpens my teaching. In history, as in any other field, you need to stay current-otherwise you become outdated and stale. There are still so many things we don't know• things that are just waiting to be discovered."

]() Education/Experience: Ph.D. and A.M. in history, Boston l;niversity; A.B. in history, Eastern Nazarene College, Massachusetts. Former director, Quincy Junior College, Massachusetts (1956-69, part time). Teaching Responsibilities: Professor of history. Scholarly Achievements: Author of many articles and book reviews, and of three books: Tbe Dil'ine Politician: Samu.el Cooper and the American Rel'olu.tion in Boston, named by the American Revolution Roundtable as the best book published in 1982 on the American Revolution; Abigail Adams: An American Woman, awarded the Book of the Year Prize (1980) by the Society of Colonial Dames; Called Unto Liberty: A Life o/}onathan Mavhew (1964), still considered the authority on its subject. Wrote "The Presidency of John Adams" for The Presidents: A Reference HL'itOl)' (1984).

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Dolores M. Burdick French, Film

"The classrooms were magical. "[finally understand;' Dolores Burdick announces as she enters There was a collaboration and a communication that went on. the classroom. "I finally understand that beautiful story." Students believed her when she let She strides to the blackboard. Students quiet down. them know they were worth "Now this is a story I've read for years-a classic. There's a mystery listening to. "She would discover things right buried in it. I read it when I was 20 and then 25, and every five years, in front of us and she'd ride out her I'd read it again. own thoughts and let us watch her. "I was trying to understand. Trying to understand what the artist, That is a very courageous thing to do. let she very much led the class. I the fellow human who wrote the story, was really saying. suppose she trusted us a lot to do "Each time I'd read it, I'd get closer to the mystery. I've been that. reading it since I was 20, and it kept getting clearer. "I know for a fact that she affected many people's lives. She ''And one day, when I was in my middle 40s," Burdick says, "the affected mine. She gave me veil fell away.I saw what the mystery was and what a wonderful confidence in my own thinking. relationship I had with the story. I finally understood this classic and }VU wanted to try things in her classroom. " had a better understanding of the human being who created it." Pamela R. Light hold" a B.A.('83) Burdick pauses and turns back to her desk. "OK, now let's go over in English with a concentration in the assignment." film studies and an M.A.('87) in "But Dolores, what's the name of the story?" a young woman asks. English. She teaches film and English at Oakland Community College. "That doesn't matter. Let's just say it's my secret. NoW;let's discuss the text. Did you bring in those essays I asked you to write?" "C'mon, Dolores. Tellus what the story is," another student says. "Yeah, tell us! Tellus!" "Tell you what," Burdick says. ''I'll put the name on the board. But only for 20 seconds. Are you ready?" Burdick scrawls: The Beast in the Jungle. Henry James. She erases the words when she sees students jotting them in notebooks. During the following week, collections of James' short stories disappear from the library. Students sign them out. Not because The Beast in the jungle was required reading in Rhetoric 101,Composition. But because a professor had created a mystery about herself by alluding to a mystery in a short story. And her students couldn't wait to solve it.

12 Education: Ph.D. in romance languages and literatures, University of Calit()fI1ikBerkeley; B.A. and M.A. degrees in French. Cniversity of Wisconsin. Teaching Responsibilities: Associate professor of .. French. Also teaches rhetoric, women's studies, cinema studies and courses in the university's experimental New Charter College. Administrative Responsibilities: Co-chair, New Charter College. Coordinator, cinema studies concentration. Artistic Accomplishments: A poet. Most recently published inOc!vssc).'. Oakland University's magazine of the humanities. Co-founded the Cjamaa Theatre Workshop. cledicated to works by Afro-American planvrights Led tIle Puissance Treize, a student troupe that pert(JrIl1ed plays in French. [

0~ 6~ 1985 ~1'M ~ TEACHING ~ Gilbert L. Wedekind o EXCELLENCE -<) ~.."-/;--'\ Engineering

"Dr. Wedekind gives his students Snce the 1970s,a new technique has reshaped engineering the analytical tooL~to tackle practices: the systems approach. This problem-solving method aids in problems. He encourages them to formulate theoretical models of goal setting, which helps make Gil Wedekind an effective teacher. physical phenomena as opposed to Formulate the prohlem: "Good engineering requires the creative scrambling around for ready-made text book formulae. And he takes interaction of both theoretical and experiential knowledge," Wedekind special care in conveying these says. "How can students gain experiential knowledge?" ideas in an extremely lucid manner. Gather and evaluate information: "The laboratory is the students' "He has a knack for seeing the connection between apparent(y link between the abstract and the real. I work very hard to develop lab unrelated problems. Many times he experiments that are integrated into the subject material-not just hung presents in class the problems he encounters in research. He carries on the end of a course. I look for those problems which will generate his teaching fJhilosophy into the greatest amount of student interest." research and vice versa-and that s Develop potential solutions: "What students hear at the beginning of not an ea.-:ything to do." the week, they experience later in the laboratory. This reinforces their Bhushan 1. Bhatt is associate understanding and convinces them experientially that the theory or professor of engineering and associate dean of Oakland's School fundamental principle is valid." of Engineering and Computer Identify the hest solution: "My experiences, both as a student and as Science. He earned his Ph.D. ('7H) under Gilbert Wedekind and has a teacher, indicate that effective teaching involves, among other things, a been his partner in researching fluid genuine enthusiasm for the subject and visible credibility as a teacher. If and thermal sciences. you know that what you have to teach is good, and if you can get the students' attention, then you'll be able to communicate with them." Implement/communicate the solution: Wedekind played a major role in developing Oakland's fluid and thermal sciences labs and won partial funding for the facilitieswith National Science Foundation grants. Many of his experiments enliven undergraduate fluid and thermal sciences courses. Establish performance standards: "In class, I try to demonstrate to

engineering design projects, I never give students a problem to which Ii' studentsknow theaanswer.way of approachingAnd, right off,engineeringI tell them problems.so. Therefore,In seniorstudents i'' , solve problems that, prior to their work, didn't have known answers. Such experiences help build tremendous confidence."

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Education: Ph.D., '\1.S. and B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering, University of Illinois-llrbana. Ford Foundation Teaching Intern Fellow and National Science Foundation trainee. Teaching Responsibilities: Professor of engineering. Research Achievements: Expert on transient two-phase evaporating and condensing flow phenomena. Technical consultant to the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, GM, Ford Motor Company, the Illinois State \\;TaterSurvey and Modine Manufacturing Company. Scholarly Achievements: Invited lecturer. NATO• sponsored workshops in Turkey (1976) and West Germany (1982) and at a National Science Foundation• sponsored seminar in the People's Republic of China (1984) Honors: Named a distinguished faculty member by the '\1ichigan Association of Governing Board, of Colleges and ITniversities (1986).

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~~ UN/v ~~~ $~1984 ""1{;.\ ArunK Roy / o"'f; EXCELLENCERESEARCH ~-<)\ Biology __/."J

''The hallmark of his career is he mystery of the unknown still works its magic on Arun Roy. that he's a highly creative ''I've actually heard him yell 'Eureka!' when something turns out to researcher. Not everyone has the ability to be a leader in their field. be as promising as it first appeared," says a research associate in his lab. Dr. Roy does. He shows the way. He ''I'm excited about every bit of my work," Roy explains. "One of opens u/J new angles and new directions. my greatest thrills is that when I find something I've long been looking "When you're imaginative and for, I'm the only one at that moment who knows it. Nobody else has ahead of the pack, other people ever known what I've found. Then, I feel one step closer to God. It's need time to catch up to you. They may fail to see the importance of very satisfying." your work at first, since they've There's a lot of excitement in Roy's lab, and it is focused on alpha2u been thinking along other lines. It's globulin, a liver protein Roy himself discovered while still a graduate not easy to buck the trends. Dr. Roy has tremendous confidence in his student. work and his findings. He's not Using alpha 2u globulin as a signpost, Roy and his colleagues study afraid to stand alone." age-related hormonal influences on the gene that produces the protein. Bandana Chatterjee, associate Primarily because of their efforts, the hormonal regulation of alpha2u professor of chemistry, collaborates regularly with Arun Roy. Her globulin has become one of the most important mammalian models for research on the molecular basis of scientists exploring the molecular mechanism of hormone action. gene regulation in aging and disease Ultimately,their work could lead to an understanding of how to has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American delay a person's genetic time clock to prolong the adult years and delay Heart Association. the onset of old age. Roy and his team of seven researchers also are leading the way in a whole new area: cell-to-cell communication, through which cells share information on which protein to synthesize-and when. "We've been quite successful, and that makes our work more exciting and fun," says Roy. "Any novel finding provokes more questions. The puzzle is so complex-the discovery of each piece leads you deeper and deeper into the realm of unknown."

lH Education: PhD. in hiochcmistry, Wayne State University. Post-doctoral work in molecular hiology at Columbia Cniversity and in biochemistry at the Cniversity of Pittsburgh; B.S. and M.S. degrees in physiology, Cniversity of Calcutta, India. Teaching Responsihilities: Professor of hiological sciences. Adjunct professor of biology, Wayne State. Research Achievements: A former research career development awardee of the National Institutes of Health, which has funcled his research t<)f the past] 7 years. Total research funding: $2.] million (all sources). Scholarly Achievements: Invited speaker at many symposia, including the International Symposium on Cell-to-Cell Communication in Endocrinology, Florence, Italy, and the ]<)k5 Nohel Symposium in Karlskoga, Sweden. Professional Accomplishments: Serves on the editorial board of Endocrinolo!!,y (puhlished by the American Enclocrine Society). Memher of the grant review panel of the i'Jationallnstitutes of Health. Has chaired site visit teams at various national cancer research centers. Honors: One of 12 finalists for the 19kk Sandoz Prize for Gerontology Research, Basel, Switzerland.

I') /~\) L N .. f~'" " / /:".'?'- 1983 ~..p',J'I \ '.J::; ;/\ / "'r:: 1.-., TEACHING ,....;..\\ Iv EXCEL.•.LENCE -

"He's probably tbe best professor The class is subdued today: students are facing their first quiz of I've had at Oakland or at the other the term. colleges I've been to. He comes to class totally prepared. He knows And in this introductory statistics course, the first quiz is especially exactly what he's talking about, frightening to those with math anxiety. and all his examples are worked out ahead of time, which is not the David Downing combats his students' math fears with reassurance, case with some math professors. His encouragement and frequent assignments. His arsenal includes another lecturing style is interesting. He's an weapon: reality. Placing math in the context of real-world issues, excellent teacher. 'As an adviser, he's very caring, Downing makes his subject come alive-whether it's linear algebra or very empathetic. When my mom statistical inference. died, I felt he really cared about "I show them how math affects their everyday lives," he says. me; he was very helpful, very understanding. And he will go to "Once they start seeing that, they relax .... and learn." bat for you. I was real sad to hear Fear of and apathy toward math aren't new, Downing notes-just he's going into administration • more forcefully expressed. And while he enjoys teaching upper-level not sad for him, but for the students. It's a loss to the math courses to math enthusiasts, he takes equal satisfaction from helping department. " beginning students gain their math "legs."

Dave lbmczyk, a Rochester, Sayshe: "In my estimation, the key to overcoming math anxiety is Michigan, senior. is a Ford Motor developing confidence. Many people come into math classes convinced Company/Oakland l'niversity they are not going to do well. That can be a self-fulfillingprophecy." Cooperative Scholar who conducts statistical process control analysis on Today he shows the class how to control random factors in a engine prototypes at Ford. laboratory experiment, then turns the discussion to a larger issue. "What about lab experimentation on animals?" he asks. "What degree of suffering is there in a given experiment, and is that suffering justified? Is the net goal something that should be factored into our considerations?' , Subtly he weaves together the statistics principles of the day's lesson with issues many grapple with daily. "Where are we going to draw the line?" he adds. "This class makes no attempt to draw the line, only that you need to be aware that a line needs to be drawn. "Okay. Are there any more questions? ... " It's quiz time.

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------"' ...._-- Education: Ph.D. in mathematics, University of Iowa; B.A.in mathematics, Augustana College. Teaching Responsibilities: Associate professor of mathematics. Administrative Responsibilities: Acting associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. Chair, University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction. Research/Scholarly Achievements: His studies of nonlinear functional analysis and fixed point theory have led to publication of articles in Contemporary Mathematics, Tbe Pacific journal of Mathematics and Tbe journal of Nonlinear Analysis. Honors: Invited participant, 1985 NATOAdvanced Study Institute in Nonlinear Functional Analysis, Maratea, Italy.Named a distinguished faculty member by the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities (1984). I 21 ~\) UN/v ~ ~L. ~ 1982 '~ ~ TEACHING ....•. o EXCELLENCE -< Sheldon L. ApPleton Political Science

"I took a course from Shelly It's a situation Shelly Appleton relishes. Appleton in US. foreign policy and Students in his political science class are arguing, really arguing with it changed my life. The course was case studies where you 'd take a each other. What is the role of law in the state? Why observe a law if it's position on a situation-say, the a bad law? bombing of Pearl Harbor. He'd Appleton asks a student to defend her position: "What are the present the theory and then the actual cases. implications of your statement? Push that idea." To another he says, "It wasn't going into a class and "Define 'immoral.' What do you mean?" listening to a lecture. This was He's quiet as one student speaks. really delving into an event and thinking it out. You could take any The student notes that laws maintain an orderly society for public position you wanted, but you had gain. That we benefit by living in a society regulated by law, so we can't to defend it. The evaluation of your class work was based on how well flout laws when it's convenient. That when laws are violated, people you defended your position. He invite problems which can only be settled by force. The fabric of our challenged us to be analytical society begins to unravel. Therefore, it's crucial that we uphold laws. thinkers. "Shelly Appleton played a When class ends, Appleton pulls the student aside. significant role in my whole career. "Did you read the Platonic dialogues where Socrates debates this I view him as a turning point of with Crito?" Appleton asks. The student shrugs. Plato? Crito? where I am today." "You're making an argument that's very much like the one Socrates Dolores Kefgen, a 1975 graduate of Oakland, is director of business made 2,500 years ago and I'm very impressed," Appleton says. "Here's planning for financial systems at one of the greatest minds in Western civilization and you're making his UNISYSCorporation, Detroit. argument." The student grins and turns to leave. "You ought to keep thinking," Appleton calls after him. "You're good at it." "That's an exciting moment," Appleton nods. "This is no brilliant student. A good, solid student, but not brilliant. And this argument comes out of his soul. He'll keep it much longer because he created it. "Now this follows weeks of anguish. But I think it's better to ask the right questions than to memorize the right answers."

22 Education: Ph.D. in political science, University of Minnesota; B.A. and M.A. degrees in history, New York University. Teaching Responsibilities: Professor of political science. Administrative Responsibilities: Acting associate provost. Scholarly Achievements: Author of two books, American Foreign Policy: An Introduction With Cases (1968), a best-seller among U.S. foreign policy texts, and The Eternal Triangle? Communist China, the United States and the United Nations (1961), and numerous articles and book chapters. Honors: Ford Foundation Area Training Fellow in U.S./China relations (late 1950s); Fulbright-Hays Fellow to East Asia (1967). Named Outstanding Educator by the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities (1983). Nominated for teaching award during visiting professorship at University of Hawaii (1969-70).

2,-\ 1987 in Brief

national Institute for Chamber Music in University Completes Munich, West Germany. Kresge Library First Phase of While at Eastman, the quartet will Addition Breaks study with members of the Cleveland Capital Campaign String Quartet and perform recitals. The Ground One year after officially launching group will maintain its ties with The expansion ground breaking the first capital campaign in its history, Oakland University and the Center for for Kresge Library took place in Creative Studies-Institute of Music and Oakland University announced the December 1987.Hosted by University Dance in Detroit. successful completion of the President Joseph E. Champagne and campaign's first phase: to raise $10 Formed three years ago, members of the Oakland University Board of million in capital funds for university the quartet are violist Joanna Hood, Trustees, the ground breaking signified programs. Gifts and pledges to the cellist Pamela Highbaugh, and violinists the start of the library's physical Sharon Stanis and Ann Elliot. campaign, as of November 1987,tallied renaissance. $10.2 million. As part of an $11.5million project, A Share in the Vision: The External Support north and south wings will be added to Campaign for Oakland University is the library The extra 70,000 square feet designed to strengthen Kresge Library, Reaches Record High will allow for more study carrels, a scientific and computer technology and More than $6 million in external computer study lab, a computerized the university's academic, cultural and library system and improved facilities funding was secured during fiscal year community service programs. The 1986-87 to support research, academic for handicapped users. second phase of the campaign, to and student service projects, up The expansion is funded both by $7 increase annual giving by $5 million $293,061 from 1985-86. million from the State of Michigan and over the next five years, is under way Although funding from business, $4.5 million from the Campaign for Oakland University About $1 million In meeting its goal, the university industry and state agencies increased raised $3.5 million for the expansion of will go toward an endowment for over the previous year, federal agencies library acquisitions. Kresge Library,and qualified for a still provide 65 percent of the Kresge Foundation Challenge grant of university's external support in these an additional $1 million. areas. Other sources of support include New Deans Named "The success of the first phase of the the National Institutes of Health, the campaign indicates the widespread National Science Foundation, state and for Engineering support Oakland enjoys in the local agencies and private foundations. community, " said Eugene A. Miller, and Health Sciences president of Comerica Incorporated Robert M. Desmond, formerly and chairman of the campaign Ford Extends director of the Center for Imaging committee. "I also believe the tangible Statistical Quality Science at the Rochester Institute of outpouring of faith in this institution Technology (RIT),was appointed dean will lead to success for the second Control Contract of Oakland University's School of phase of the campaign:' The Ford Motor Company Engine Engineering and Computer Science in Division has renewed its statistics January 1987. quality and processing control training While at RIT,Desmond also served String Quartet as executive director and member of contract with Oakland's Department of Wins Acclaim Mathematical Sciences. the board of directors of the RIT Oakland's LafayetteString Quartet The $285,000 1987-88contract Research Corporation, as head of the added Italy and West Germany to its provides for consulting, education and Mechanical Engineering Department performance agenda in 1987-88by research services. Under the and as a professor. He holds a Ph.D. in winning a year-long fellowship to the arrangement, Professor Harvey J. mechanical engineering from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Arnold, principal investigator, and University of Minnesota. New York. several other faculty members in the Ronald E. Olson, named dean of the Through the fellowship, which took department teach, consult and School of Health Sciences in August effect in September, Oakland's string• supervise activities at Ford sites. 1987,brings to Oakland University a quartet-in-residence competed in the In addition, seven graduate strong record of accomplishment in the health-behavioral science field. Former Paolo Borciani International String cooperative scholars and three under• assistant dean for research at the Quartet Competition in Italy.The group graduate cooperative scholars serve will also serve a month-long term as internships at six Ford locations in the University of Illinois at Chicago, Olson string-quartet-in-residence at the Inter- Detroit and Windsor areas. coordinated the development and 24 implementation of graduate programs Pioneers Earn on the Vietnam War-spoke on "The in several fields during his tenure. He Reckoning: Made in America-or also served as chief psychologist for the Honors, Four Titles Japan?" Temporomandibular Joint and Facial in Banner H!ar Halberstam was featured speaker for Pain Research Center in the university's the second armual Business Forum, College of Dentistry Seventeen Oakland University originated by a student organization in athletes earned 44 All-America honors the SBA and supported in part by Oakland Awards and led their teams to four individual Ameritech Publishing, Ine. Last year AlI-GLlAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Megatrends author John Naisbitt spoke First Doctorate Athletic Conference) titles during on "Re-Inventing the Corporation." in Biomedicine 1986-87. Oakland's men's swim team won its Oakland 1echnology James H. Mattiello of Oak Park, tenth consecutive GLlAC championship Michigan, has become the first student last year en route to a second place Park Develops to earn a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences [mish in the NCAA Division II GMF Robotics, SecureData, Ine., and championships. Senior Steve Larson of through Oakland's three-track program the U.S. Auto Suspension headquarters Kentwood, Michigan, won the national in medical physics, cellular biology of for GKN, Ine., have officially opened championship in the 100-yard aging and environmental chemistry their doors in the Oakland Technology Mattiello, who is now doing post• backstroke and junior Mark VanderMey Park. of Grandville, Michigan, defended his doctoral work at Harper Hospital, The 1,100-acre reseafch and develop• title in the 100-yard breaststroke. participated in a research project ment technology park, located just VanderMey, who also [mished third in between Oakland and Henry Ford southwest of the university, is now the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Hospital aimed at removing malignant home to GKN's 1l0,000-square-foot U.S. tumors from animals in an effort to World Swimming Trials, went on to headquarters; GMF Robotic's 200,000-• compete in the Goodwill Games in learn new ways to treat human patients. square-foot world headquarters for Moscow. He was the first American to He also built a laser system that is used research and development; and finish in both the 100- and 200-meter at Ford Hospital to treat patients with SecureData's 50,000-square-foot data breaststroke events. Eleven other cancer of the bladder and larynx. processing center. Mattiello holds undergraduate and swimmers received All-America honors. master's degrees in physics from the Oakland freshman Hilton Woods of University of Michigan. His doctoral Curacao, won a bronze medal in the Campaign Gifts specialty is in medical physics. 50-meter freestyle, representing the Netherland-Antilles at the 1987 Pan Equip New Trustees Name American Games in Indianapolis. Computer Lab The women's swim team also placed Hall's Director in NCAA Division II tournament Gifts to the Campaign for Oakland University from Comerica competition, taking eleventh place. Emeritus Dean Three women on the team earned AlI• Incorporated, Kmart Corporation, America honors. AT&T,UNISYS and Michigan Bell have One of the university's charter Oakland's men's soccer team, with equipped the School of Business Ad• professors has been given the title of ministration with a VAX minicomputer four players earning All-Midwest emeritus dean by the Oakland and the networking of all computer University Board of Trustees. Honors, took second nationally in NCAA Division II tournament workstations. Lowell Eklund was named emeritus competition. Gray Hazel of Monrovia, The powerful VAX minicomputer dean of continuing education on his and 127 new workstations, complete retirement November 1, 1987. Eklund, Liberia, received All-America honors. The men's basketball team, winning a with printers, are now located in Varner who was both dean of continuing Hall. When fully configured, the education and executive director of record 20 games, had its best season network will give faculty and students Meadow Brook Hall, will continue to ever last year, finishing fourth in the conference. access from their workstations to the serve the university as a consultant to VAX, the university's Honeywell the Hall. mainframe computer, a new on-line Eklund was instrumental in turning SBA Students Host library catalog system, the MERIT the 100-room mansion into a nationally network of Michigan universities, and known conference center and tourist Business Forum other computer networks and data attraction. His work in continuing Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David bases. education was recognized by former Halberstam, brought to Oakland by Additionally, the network provides President Jimmy Carter, who named students in the School of Business electronic mail and computer Eklund to a national advisory panel on Administration, addressed more than conferencing capabilities. Through continuing education. 600 business executives and students at a student PC labs and dial-up access, luncheon on campus in October 1987. alumni also are able to use the The reporter-known for his work network's resources. • 25 IIiiiiiiii

Associates, chairman of Industrial Oakland~sFulbright Development Systems and is a Williams Joins Professors Study consultant for several organizations. He Honors College also is a vice president of the Oakland Around the World G. Mennen Williams, former University Foundation. governor of Michigan and retired chief Several faculty members were Chunovich has been president of the justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, awarded prestigious Fulbright awards Michigan Education Association since has been appointed distinguished during 1986-87. 1983. His career includes various posts university professor and special W. Patrick Strauss, professor of with Southfield Schools, the Southfield assistant to Oakland University history, won a Fulbright lectureship in Education Association, the National President Joseph E. Champagne. American studies for the 1986-87 Education Association and the MEA. He Since his appointment to the Honors academic year to Shanghai International also has been vice chairman and College, Williams has taught a course in Studies University, the People's chairman of Delta Dental Plan. leadership, in the process bringing Republic of China. respected leaders to speak at the Strauss was previously awarded two Fuld Trust Lauds university, including Michigan Lt. Fulbright lectureships to the University Governor Martha Griffiths and former of Hong Kong. Nursing Program UAW President Doug Fraser. Faculty members Kevin J. Murphy, Oakland University's School of As special assistant to the president, Frank J. Lepkowski and Donald E. Nursing has been recognized by a New Williams will work on institutional Morse have been awarded Fulbrights York City trust for its outstanding development and advancement. for the 1987-88 academic year. training of undergraduate nurses in the Murphy, associate professor of field of bedside care. economics, will lecture and conduct Gilders to Build The Helene Fuld Health Trust grant research in Ireland. Lepkowski, assistant of $59,225 provided for the purchase professor, University Library, is Fund for Hall~s of computer and audiovisual materials lecturing in the library of science at for the nursing school's Learning Preservation Universidad Centroamericana, Resource Library Managua, Nicaragua, on a Fulbright The Preservation Council of Meadow Together with $50,000 from other grant. Morse, professor of English, is Brook Hall, spearheaded by Mr. and university funds, the grant has made teaching American literature at the Mrs. Roger B. Smith, chairman of possible purchase of computer and Kossuth University in Debrecen, General Motors, has announced plans video-tape instructional components Hungary to build a $2 million fund for and updating of laboratory instructional preserving the cultural center. Fulbright awards allow recipients to materials. teach and conduct research in other The announcement came at a fall countries, promoting better under• meeting honoring Gilders of Meadow standing between the peoples of the Award Creates Brook Hall, an organization for major United States and the world. contributors to the preservation effort. McGregor Chair in The meeting marked the creation of Arts and Humanities the Pegasus Society, for Gilders who Sharf, Chunovich wish to extend their contributions Named New Trustees The McGregor Foundation has beyond the levels of Gold Key or awarded Oakland University $75,000 a President's Club Gilders. Stephan Sharf and Larry W. year for the next three years to create a Chunovich have been appointed to distinguished professorship for the eight-year terms on the Oakland College of Arts and Sciences. The gift University Board of Trustees by was made through the Campaign for Michigan Governor James J. Blanchard. Oakland University to the university's Sharf and Chunovich replace Alex C. Honors College. Mair, retired vice president of General A distinguished scholar, visual artist Motors Corporation, and attorney or performing artist will be appointed Wallace D. Riley of Riley & Roumel!. to the post each year. Virgil Thomson, Sharf, co-chair of the major gifts renowned composer-critic, has been committee of the Campaign for named Oakland University's first Oakland University, retired in 1986 McGregor Professor of the Humanities from Chrysler Corporation as executive and Arts. He will share his talents with vice president of international business Oakland students and faculty beginning development. He is now president of in the spring of 1988. Sharf International Consultant

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$ I I II $ 0.1%9.5%5.6%8.2%5.7%4.4'X,7.1 % I % Increase (267,000)741,00012.5%$$49,624,000$93,352,0006.7%9.2%9.8%48,968,00016,113,0003,682,0005,892,000 (Decrease)0.7%_1,669,00010.5%11.3%(2.2%)(4.12996%5.0%(47.7%)9.2%170,387,000)4,858,0006,311,0002,715,0002,393,00027,169,0002,369,000$45,197,000$90,635,00045,889,00015,259,000(4,264,000)765,0001,442,0001,385,000$11,268,000$17,051,0007,265,000$71,128,0001985-863.0%5.3%%)2,375,0001,229,000 I $17,804,00029,406,000(4,656,000)$7,025,0002,618,0002,296,0005,099,0001,758,0001,444,0001,517,000(75,419,000)75,152,000770,0002,964,0007,107,0002,672,000 TmALMeadowKatke-CousinsOtherStateMeadowResidenceElimination(includesEXPENDITURESAppropriationsBrookBrookHallsearlyofGolfRebiIIedMusicHallTheatrerepaymentCourseANDFestivalServicesTRANSFERSof $2,528,000 to retire 1986-87 threeStudentBookcenterresidenceFees hall debt issues in 1986-87) REVENUESMARKETTarALLONG-1'ERMINVESTMENTDEBTAUXILIARYSERVICESVALUEOVERINDEBTEDNESSINOFEXPENDITURESPHYSICALPAYMENTSACTIVITIESENDOWMENTPROPERTIESFUNDANDFUNDREVENUETRANSFERS GENERAL FUND REVENUE: I EXPENDABLEAUXILIARYTmALDESIGNATEDTOTALSummaryGENERALREVENUESofACTIVITIESCurrentRESTRICTEDFUNDFUNDEMPLOYEEREVENUEFundsFUNDREVENUEFUNDRevenuesREVENUE:COMPENSATIONREVENUEand Expenditures:(ALL FUNDS)

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....-- •..------. Board of 'frustees David Handleman Chairperson Patricia B. Hartmann Vice Chairperson Donald L. Bemis Larry W. Chunovich Phyllis Law Googasian Ken Morris Stephan Sharf Howard F. Sims

Administration Joseph E. Champagne President Keith R. Kleckner Senior VicePresident for University Affairs Provost John H. DeCarlo Vice President for Governmental Affairs General Counsel Secretary to the Board of Trustees Robert J. McGarry Vice President for Finance and Administration Treasurer to the Board of Trustees Wilma Ray-Bledsoe Vice President for Student Affairs David H. Rodwell Vice President for External Affairs Director of Development Robert W Swanson Vice President for Developmental Affairs Executive VicePresident of the Oakland University Foundation

Copies of this report may be obtained from the Department of Publications, 109 North Foundation Hall, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401. Telephone: (313) 370-3184.

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